14/02/2018

Offline: Adolescent health—vulnerable and under threat

The Lancet "There is no other group in society more emblematic of the Anthropocene than the adolescent—defined as a person between the ages of 10 and 24 years. The irreversible harm we are inflicting on our planet today will hurt the lives of young people most of all. During the past decade, one of the most remarkable achievements in global health has been the emergence of a new movement for adolescent health. (by Richard Horton)

When Ban Ki-moon's signature Every Woman Every Child initiative was launched in 2010, the young person was absent. His principal concerns were maternal, newborn, and under-5 child mortality. But a growing body of evidence has made the adolescent a central figure in the era of sustainable development. It is now irrevocably Every Woman Every Child Every Adolescent." (Photo: The wedding night: "It was such a shock"/DFID - UK Department for International Development/flickr, CC BY 2.0)